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Jeffco voters soundly rejected the idea of letting elected officials run for three consecutive terms.

Allowing every elected official in Jeffco besides the county commissioners to run for three consecutive terms instead of the current two was broken into two questions on the Nov. 3 ballot. The district attorney's position was listed by itself, and voters rejected that proposal by nearly 20 percentage points, with 58 percent of voters saying no and 41 percent approving.

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The meeting was one of four events hosted in October and November in various locations around the county. A Nov. 16 event was scheduled to make up for one that was canceled because of weather. (See end of story for more dates.)

About 45 people were in attendance Monday night, in addition to County Commissioners Kevin McCasky, Faye Griffin and Kathy Hartman.

Public comments are due by Nov. 9. The planning commission is scheduled to take action at a meeting Dec. 9 at 6:15 p.m., during which public testimony will be taken. (The Board of County Commissioners doesn’t hold a hearing or vote on the plan.)

The approximately 500-page document is an attempt to define the countywide rules that will govern development in unincorporated Jefferson County for years to come.

The biggest fund winners in the Evergreen area were Center for the Arts Evergreen, Evergreen Chorale and the Evergreen Players, with $27,072, $27,229 and $24,450, respectively.

Tier III organizations in Jefferson County received $828,728 out of a total distribution of $5.2 million for all seven counties in the district.

Tier I is defined as the leading cultural institutions, such as the Denver Art Museum. Tier II are regional organizations. Tier III includes 300 local volunteer or professional groups that apply for funding through their respective counties.

The Jeffco planning commission meeting concerning short-term vacation rentals was canceled and postponed until Nov. 18 because of the scnowstorm. The board was scheduled to meet Wednesday, Oct. 28, at 3:15 p.m.

Visit www.jeffco.us/planning for information on the Nov. 18 meeting. The purpose of Wednesday's meeting was decide on a final recommendation to the Board of County Commissioners. The public testimony portion of the hearing has been closed. The matter then goes to the commissioners in about three weeks after the planning commission makes a recommendation.

The season's first big snowstorm left up to 3 1/2 feet in some parts of Evergreen, but the precipitation eased enough Thursday night for Jeffco schools to announce they would reopen Friday.

Scattered snow showers were expected to continue overnight. Sporadic power outages were reported throughout Evergreen during the storm, and roads alternated between merely slick and outright treacherous.